Chapter Seventy-One: The Art of Manipulating People
In order to show his honor and favor for Hu Jiang, Xu Han gave him a set of clothes and armor he wore, and ordered the Tiger Guard Battalion and Tiefutu to gather in the school yard to announce Hu Jiang's attachment to the generals in this grand way.
When they arrived at the school grounds, thousands of pro-army soldiers had already assembled.
"Hu Jiang, the general will appoint you as the military Sima today, as the commander of the Tiefutu, as the deputy general of the pro-military camp, you will cooperate with Cheng Ping well in the future, you know."
When Hu Jiang heard that Xu Han had asked him to be the deputy general of the pro-military camp, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and when he was about to thank him, he suddenly heard that he was actually going to be Cheng Ping's soldier.
Hu Jiang's originally happy face sank, and he pointed at Cheng Ping and said, "The general asked me to do anything, but I just don't want to be the deputy general of this guy." ”
Cheng Ping on the side frowned suddenly.
Xu Han was also quite surprised, and said strangely: "Why don't you want to be his lieutenant?" ”
"Because the last general will not accept this guy." Hu Jiang's mouth flattened and snorted coldly.
As soon as these words came out, Cheng Ping couldn't help but be furious, and said angrily: "You barbarian, how dare you underestimate Lao Tzu!" ”
Cheng Ping was furious.
What kind of thing are you Hu Jiang, you are just an old general of Xuanguo, Lao Tzu and I Cheng Ping are the first old men to follow General Xu to raise troops, General Xu loves talent, let you be your deputy general is already worthy of you, you dare to underestimate Lao Tzu.
In Cheng Ping's heart, he was originally a little unpleasant to Hu Jiang, and the suppressed emotions in his chest immediately ignited Hu Jiang's contempt.
As for Hu Jiang, he was tied up by Cheng Ping and thrown into prison like carrying a sandbag, although he was a rough man, he still remembered this hatred.
Now Xu Han wants Hu Jiang to be the deputy general of the person who used him as a sandbag, but of course Hu Jiang is unwilling.
As soon as he heard Cheng Ping yelling, Hu Jiang immediately pulled up his sleeves and scolded back: "Lao Tzu, I just don't accept you, what's the matter, there is a kind of we have beaten." ”
These two iron men with rough temperaments, once they got angry, they scolded each other in front of Xu Han.
Xu Hanjian's eyebrows sank, and he shouted: "Do you have this general in your eyes!" ”
The thunderous fury overshadowed the noise between the two of them, and thousands of people were shocked on the campus of Nuo University, and all the soldiers were afraid.
Cheng Ping was shocked and closed his mouth.
Hu Jiang was also intimidated by Xu Han's anger, and didn't dare to squeak again.
Xu Han only said a word, and easily suppressed these two people who were not afraid of heaven and earth.
It's just that although the two of them are no longer noisy, they are glaring at each other, and they seem to be still fighting with each other.
Looking at these two reckless men who were not convinced by each other, Xu Han said: "Since both of you are not convinced by each other, then the general will allow you to compete, and the general will also just see which of you has better martial arts." ”
As soon as these words came out, Cheng Ping and Hu Jiang immediately became excited, and they couldn't wait to compare themselves.
Liu Xu next to him frowned slightly, and hurriedly glanced at Xu Han.
Xu Han pretended to turn a blind eye, and waved his hand to order the two generals to get off the stage to prepare, but he asked for a pot of boiled wine, and wanted to watch the battle with great interest.
"General, as the so-called two tigers fight, one will be injured, and no matter who makes a mistake in these two generals, it will be a loss for the general."
Liu Xu persuaded with a worried face.
Xu Han smiled slightly, indifferent, "Sir, don't worry, I will have my own opinions." ”
As he spoke, the two generals on the field were already riding war horses with their hips in their arms, holding big knives, and they were murderous.
The soldiers on the school field were afraid of being injured by the pond fish, so they quickly consciously moved out of a large open space, and they all excitedly planned to watch the battle.
At this time, Xu Han said loudly: "Today's horse battle is limited to 100 rounds, and the winner cannot be determined within 100 rounds, so let's stop it, do you all understand." ”
Xu Han's order, the two generals dared not obey, and immediately made a promise.
Liu Xu breathed a sigh of relief, but said: "How can the general be sure that these two people can fight a hundred times, in case someone goes out of the pool if there is less than a hundred, but what should I do?" ”
"Why, sir, don't you trust Ben General's judgment?"
Xu Han asked rhetorically, and his words were full of confidence.
With Xu Han's strength, all the generals who fight can accurately judge the strength of the other party with just one combination, this kind of judgment is only available to the top masters, although Liu Xu is resourceful, but this point is far inferior to Xu Han.
Xu Han had fought with Cheng Ping and Hu Jiang before, and he naturally knew the martial arts of the two of them well, so he had absolute confidence, and the two of them could not win or lose within a hundred rounds.
Liu Xu said again: "Even if the two of them can survive the hundred, but there is no difference between victory and defeat, the prejudice between the two of them will only get deeper and deeper, and the old man is still a little worried." ”
Liu Xu had just returned to Xu Han, and Hu Jiang was a fellow villager with him, so he didn't want to see Hu Jiang and Xu Han's old subordinates make enemies.
Xu Han smiled faintly, "Ben General said that he has his own opinions, so Mr. doesn't have to worry anymore, come, let's have a glass of wine and watch a wonderful competition." ”
As he spoke, Xu Han poured himself a cup and tasted it with relish, as if he didn't have a trace of worry.
Liu Xu had no choice but to wait and see the changes with uneasiness.
The sound of drums began, and the intention of killing in the school field was pervasive.
Cheng Ping shouted violently, and slapped the horse and danced the knife first.
Hu Jiang, who was bare-chested, let out a low whistle rolled out of his throat, and he also rode a horse and danced a knife to meet him.
The two tigers and bears were already fighting together in a blink of an eye.
Layers of knife shadows shone like streamers, and the sound of metallic resonance buzzed into your ears.
In the blink of an eye, twenty moves passed, although the two people competed in martial arts, but their hearts were eager to ask for each other's lives, and as soon as they got started, they put on a desperate posture, and the moves were all nirvana, only the onlookers were frightened.
Cheng Ping had seen with his own eyes how Xu Han cleaned up Hu Jiang's battle, and he knew that Hu Jiang was strange and powerful, so he deliberately avoided reality and made a false attempt to win with the advantage of knife skills.
However, after forty moves, Cheng Ping was surprised to find that he was gradually falling behind.
Xu Han, who was watching the battle on the stage, had a smile on his face, and Cheng Ping was down, which was exactly what he expected.
It is important to know that horse fighting is not only the superb sword skills, but also the advantages and disadvantages of equestrian skills have a crucial impact on the victory or defeat.
Hu Jiang is a Beiliang man, who grew up on horseback since he was a child, and his equestrian skills are naturally far better than Cheng Ping.
When he was dancing with a knife and fighting, he was more calm and flexible to ride the horse, constantly changing his body style, relying on the advantage of this equestrian technique, coupled with strong strength, he naturally quickly gained the upper hand.
Cheng Ping wanted to emulate Xu Han's tactics, but he forgot that Xu Han was born as a horseman, and his horsemanship was far superior to him.
As soon as Hu Jiang gained the upper hand, he was full of confidence, and attacked frantically one after another.
Cheng Ping secretly complained in his heart, knowing that he was underestimating this barbarian, and he didn't want this guy to be so good.
At this time, Cheng Ping had no hope of winning, and could only support him hard, hoping to survive Baihe.
In the hunting knife wind, the two have fought for more than eighty times.
Although Hu Jiang has the upper hand, his strength is at the same level as Cheng Ping, even if he has an advantage, if he wants to win against Cheng Ping, he is afraid that it will take hundreds of times before there is hope.
In the blink of an eye, Twenty He walked by, and the supervisor hurriedly sounded the gong, and the sound competition ended.
Cheng Ping was like an amnesty, and he was anxious to pull his horse and jump out of the battle group, but although Hu Jiang was unwilling, he did not dare to disobey Xu Han's order, so he had to put away his sword and stop at the horse, not daring to fight again.
"This brute does have some ability, if he continues to fight, I'm afraid I will lose to him."
"This surnamed Cheng can last so long, but it's not a straw bag."
The two stared at each other panting, and although their eyes were hateful, they were much more relaxed than before, but they added a little bit of praise.
Liu Xu on the stage secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but be impressed by Xu Han's judgment.
Xu Han drank a glass of wine without hurrying, and then slowly got up and walked to the side of the stage.
He glanced at the two generals and asked loudly: "This comparison is also compared, can you two obey each other?" ”
As soon as the words fell, Hu Jiang shouted: "I don't accept it, general, the last general asks for another battle, don't set an upper limit this time, the last general will definitely be able to defeat him." ”
"If you fight again, you will fight again, I'm afraid you won't succeed."
Cheng Ping also shouted, but his confidence was not as strong as Hu Jiang.
Xu Han nodded slightly, "Since the two of you want to fight so much, then you will be allowed to fight again." ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone present did not change color.
"Do you want to fight again? General Xu, what do you mean? Liu Xu also looked suspicious, and he really couldn't figure out what Xu Han was thinking.
Hu Jiang under the school field was very excited, glanced at Cheng Ping proudly, and thought that if you fight again, Lao Tzu will definitely be able to defeat you.
Although Cheng Ping had a hard face, he secretly complained in his heart.
Just when everyone was surprised, Xu Han said loudly: "It's too boring to watch another horse battle, this time, it will be up to you to fight." ”
As a general, leading the army is not only to charge and kill, but also to climb the city and trap the battle, and horse combat is as important as foot combat.
Cheng Ping's rebellious army was short of horses, and Cheng usually fought on foot all year round, and his ability to fight on foot was far better than that of horses.
As soon as he heard Xu Han say that he wanted to see the foot combat competition, Cheng Ping's confidence immediately increased, and he immediately shouted to fight.
Hu Jiang relied on his strange power, and he responded to the battle without thinking about it.
The two of them were full of spirits, and their murderous aura rose again, and they each looked like they were going to work hard.
"You two can fight, this time it is still limited to lilies, if you can't decide the winner by then, you two will become brothers, from now on work together to assist the general, do you dare to fight?"
Xu Han suddenly said such a thing, which surprised everyone present.
Hu Jiang and Cheng Ping only hesitated for a moment, but they both relied on their martial arts, and they both patted their chests in response.
Liu Xu, who was behind him, was surprised for a moment, but suddenly realized.
In the horse battle just now, Liu Xu had already seen that Cheng Ping was inferior to Hu Jiang, and Xu Han asked them to have another foot battle, so he must have concluded that Hu Jiang's foot battle was not as good as Cheng Ping.
After comparing these two games, these two reckless men knew that each other's martial arts were equal to each other, and they would no longer have the intention of despising each other.
In this way, the hostility between the two also weakened, and Xu Han made them worship as brothers, which was to take advantage of the situation to resolve the mustard of the two.
"This General Xu didn't expect that his skills in controlling people would be so skillful, and his city was really unfathomable......
Liu Xu, who was in a trance, was secretly surprised in his heart, and his face couldn't help but show a little admiration.
When Xu Han turned around, when he saw Liu Xu's sighing expression, he knew that he had guessed his intention: "The wine is not cold yet, Mr. and Ben will watch another good show." ”
Xu Han turned a blind eye to Liu Xu's strange color, and only sat down happily and tasted the wine leisurely.
Xu Han's calm is like water, the clouds are light and the wind is light, which makes Liu Xu secretly admire it even more.
After sighing for a long time, Liu Xu couldn't help but raise his glass and said: "The general is heroic and heroic, and the old man admires it, this cup of old man respects the general." ”
Although Liu Xu did not say it explicitly, the implication beyond the words was self-evident.
Xu Han knew what he meant, and he could be admired by him, and he felt a little proud in his heart.
However, he didn't show it, he just smiled, raised his glass and drank with Liu Xu happily.